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KARMA PHILOSOPHY
17. He has 110
attachments to things or persons. He would never say "You cannot take it, it is mine". (This characteristic refers more to persons, while the 7th refers more to things.)
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18. He has no
hatreds of persons or things. He does not think "I do not want anything that person."
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The person who has obtained the samyaktva has the conviction that such a person and such a person alone is my God, in the sense of an ideal man (not as creator), and this is a strong conviction of which he is quite sure wihout any wavering. The samyaktva spoken of so far is called Upasha
mika samyaktva. The upashamika means that the karmas mithyatva mohaniya and the four anantanubandhis are controlled (not removed.)
The person who has obtained the samyaktva The Teacher. would have certain convictions regarding what sort of a man could be his teacher. He would have the conviction that the only kind of person who can teach the truth in the absence of the Deva or Arhat is one who has the below mentioned characteristics. Unless a person has the following qualifications he cannot be the right kind of teacher, able to teach us the truth:
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1. He does not destroy any form of life, animal, vegetable, or mineral (water, for instance)
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